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By Tres Savage, Nondoc.com (Editor’s note: The following article includes allegations of rape and abuse.

The troubled Hughes County Jail has been closed, after an agreement with Seminole Count. Since District Attorney Erik Johnson took office in January, he has prioritized efforts to close the subterranean Hughes County Jail and receive voter approval for a replacement facility.

The Wewoka community has been placed on a virtual shutdown due to acts of violence, including several recent shootings as well as the threat of additional violence.As reported in the Oct.

Jada Ann Blades, granddaughter of Donnie and Shirley Nero, was named one of the “Warriors Have Character “awardees for October at Glenpool Jr. High School. October is Kindness month. Happy belated75th birthday to twins Earl and Daryl French of Clearview on October26th.

OETA visits Clearview on Tuesday to video their ninth episode of the series Black Frontier Towns. The series is about Oklahoma’s thirteen remaining historically Black towns. So far, OETA has completed the towns of Redbird, Brooksville, Boley, Tullahassee, Tatums, Summit, Langston, and Rentiesville.

Bertie Bowman in 2009. He started working at the Capitol in 1944. Senator J. William Fulbright hired him to be a clerk for the Foreign Relations Committee in 1965.Credit...Roll Call, Via Associated Press Bertie Bowman, who began his career sweeping the steps of the U.S.

Wetumka NewsBy Mrs. E.C. Hulsey WETUMKA – The As-You-Like-It club met Thursday evening in the home of Mrs. Ar - thur Spiller for their first meeting of the sea son. Several games of Rook were played and refreshments were served. Attending were two guests, Mrs. D.L. Wenrick and Mrs. Clement, Mrs.